paul zumont wasn't going to take any chances. was determined to tell the jury his side of the story. so, geragos assigned a female colleague to question paul. must have been a strategy, whispered courtroom observers. a way to show the jury that paul could, in fact, interact well with a woman. but those observers were mistaken, said geragos. >> well, i generally, i don't think direct examination is my strong suit, and i was concentrating on cross-examination of the witnesses. >> so, paul zumont looked the jurors in the eye and told them, i did not kill jennifer skipsy, did not byrne the house. then he told them, emotions boiling to a fever pitch, how despite their roller coaster relationship, he truly loved jennifer. his lawyer presented a love letter, in fact, she'd written to him, and he broke down then. flood of tears. >> i was so relieved and i thought, you know, if there was anyway this jury thought this man was responsible for this, now they know for sure that he's not, because it's so obvious to me that he's telling the trut